- Solve issues in a professional manner at the correct time and place.

- Show respect and remember we are in charge of their son.

- Turn over all non- immediate resolvable issues to head coach.

- Never discuss other player's abilities/issues.

With each other we must:

- Always demonstrate respect for one another.

- Listen to all ideas.

- Work together for the common goal!

- Solve issues between coaches behind closed doors.

- Never solve a conflict on the field or in front of players.

- Listen to the final say of the head coach.

Loyalty is a huge aspect of being a coach. Whether you are a head coach or an assistant, without loyalty to each other, the program will struggle to become successful. As an assistant is it is important to remember a rank in order. You can voice your opinion and show concern for areas, however, in the end it is the head coaches decision which direction the team will go and it must be followed. An assistant will not always agree with the plan or the head coach, but 'buying in' to the program philosophy will only strengthen the team's ability to win. If players, parents, even fans see the assistants revolting against the head coach in even the slightest of ways, this will cause a cancer within the team and divide loyalties and weaken the core of the group. Being an assistant with my own ideas, I have to realize that it isn't about being loyal to plan I don't agree with, its being loyal to a man, a team, and a belief.

Post by Oneback on Jun 8, 2013 13:17:23 GMT

BEAR BRYANT ON ASSISTANT COACHES:

"I DON'T LIKE THE WORD "WILLING" IN CONNECTION WITH AN ASSISTANT COACH. FIRST, IF THE COACHES ARE NOT WILLING, THEY SHOULD NOT BE COACHING. COACHING IS NOT AN 8 TO 5 JOB. THE ASSISTANT COACH WHO IS "WILLING" TO WORK A LITTLE EXTRA TO GET THE JOB DONE IS NOT THE ONE I WANT ON MY STAFF. THE ASSISTANT COACH WHO "WANTS" TO DO WHAT IS NECESSARY IN ORDER TO GET THE TEAM READY TO PLAY, REGARDLESS OF THE TIME ELEMENT INVOLVED, IS THE MAN WHOM I WANT TO ASSIST ME"!!!

NOTE: BRYANT LISTED THE ABOVE, AS WELL AS ABSOLUTE "LOYALTY", AS THE TWO MAIN PREREQUISITES FOR BOTH THE HEAD COACH AND HIS ASSISTANTS. LOYALTY IS A "2-WAY STREET — THE ASSISTANTS MUST BE LOYAL TO THE HEAD COACH, JUST AS HE MUST BE LOYAL TO THE ASSISTANTS!!!!!

Post by Oneback on Jun 8, 2013 13:17:49 GMT

BEAR BRYANT ON ASSISTANT COACHES:

"I DON'T LIKE THE WORD "WILLING" IN CONNECTION WITH AN ASSISTANT COACH. FIRST, IF THE COACHES ARE NOT WILLING, THEY SHOULD NOT BE COACHING. COACHING IS NOT AN 8 TO 5 JOB. THE ASSISTANT COACH WHO IS "WILLING" TO WORK A LITTLE EXTRA TO GET THE JOB DONE IS NOT THE ONE I WANT ON MY STAFF. THE ASSISTANT COACH WHO "WANTS" TO DO WHAT IS NECESSARY IN ORDER TO GET THE TEAM READY TO PLAY, REGARDLESS OF THE TIME ELEMENT INVOLVED, IS THE MAN WHOM I WANT TO ASSIST ME"!!!

NOTE: BRYANT LISTED THE ABOVE, AS WELL AS ABSOLUTE "LOYALTY", AS THE TWO MAIN PREREQUISITES FOR BOTH THE HEAD COACH AND HIS ASSISTANTS. LOYALTY IS A "2-WAY STREET — THE ASSISTANTS MUST BE LOYAL TO THE HEAD COACH, JUST AS HE MUST BE LOYAL TO THE ASSISTANTS!!!!!

Post by Coach Campbell on Mar 11, 2019 1:03:08 GMT

Andrew Clark

While a quality head coaches can make a huge impact, running a successful program is not a one man job. The value of quality assistants is enormous, as is the need for those assistants to understand and execute their role within the program.

There are plenty of folks out there who can scheme up X's and O's. First and foremost, assistants must be able to teach the concepts in a way that is easily understood by the players. If an assistant can't communicate with the athletes, their role at the high school level is greatly diminished. Similarly, good assistants have to be able to communicate with each other and the head coach, but know the line. For example, bringing up an idea in game may be something the head coach is comfortable with, but once the HC has made the decision, the assistant has to move forward whether they agree or not.

Of all the topics on assistant coaches talked about in in Coach Campbell's document, maybe the most important is the loyalty piece. Included in that is taking ownership over team and school decisions even if you personally disagree. The second an assistant starts pointing fingers or talking with parents or observers about how they'd have done something differently the cracks in the armor begin to form. Obviously, if there's some kind of egregious conduct (ex., mistreatment of students), the coach is bound by law to take steps to report. But, if they just generally disagree with a scheme or personnel decision, it's their job to work within the program established by the head coach and follow through on those decisions without becoming a detractor.